Flat-iron heater.



No. 862,693. PATENTED AUG. 6, 1907.

J. A-NDERSBN. FLAT IRON HEATER.

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FLAT-IRON HEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1907.

Application filed April 21,1906. Serial No..313,091.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN ANDERSEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Flat-Iron Heaters, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in flat iron heating devices.

It consists in the combination of parts and in details of constructionwhich will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2is a sectional'elevation showing its position with relation to the coveropening in the top of the stove.

It is the object of my invention to provide an effective device forheating fiat irons, and a means for fitting the containing chamber intothe opening in the top of the stove without unduly increasing the sizeof the opening or decreasing the implement.

A is the chamber which may be made of east iron or other metal, andwhich has a general conformation or outline corresponding to that of anordinary flat iron, that is, being widest at one end and having thesides converging in a curve to a point at the opposite end. This chamberhas cast integrally with it a cover 2 of such diameter as to fit thehole or opening in the stove top 3, and the opening in the top of thechamher is continued through this cover, and of such shape anddimensions as to allow a flat iron to be easily introduced to or removedfrom the chamber.

The rear portion of the chamber is approximately vertical and is a shortdistance in advance of the rear periphery of the cover plate. The bottomof the chamber is inclined downwardly, as shown at A, and extendsforwardly beneath the stove top so that when the chamber is in place,the cover resting in the opening of the stove top, the forward end ofthe chamber will be projected into the path of the flame, and beneaththe top of the stove. The rear portion of the chamber connects directlywith the circular cover; the front portion being situated below thecircular cover has an extension as at 4, which unites the front edge ofthe cover with the top of the chamber A, thus allowing the depression ofthe front end of the device, and of sufficient space so that the frontend of the chamber may be inserted into the stove opening, and slidforward beneath the top so that the cover will fit the opening.

, ulate the device. When the device has been placed within the stove, aniron as at 6, may be introduced through the opening in the top or cover,and projected forwardly into the front end of the chamber beneath thestove top, and exposed to the full heat of the passing flames orproducts of combustion. By this con struction I am enabled to make thechamber much longer than if it was made with vertical sides, and toextend it well into the fire-box of the stove without its interfering inany way with the water-back pipes. The front end and bottom of thechamber which project into the fire-box of the stove, and which areexposed to the most intense heat, are thickened as shown, to serve as areservoir and conductor of heat, and the bottom of the chamber is madeflat and with a regular incline from end to end so that the full lengthof the iron will rest upon the bottom, this construction causing thehighest heat to be transmitted to the front and thinner part of the flatiron, it being desirable to always maintain this part of the iron at ashigh a heat as possible.

As shown in Fig. 1, the front portions of the floor is provided with alongitudinal rib a and a transverse rib a intersecting therewith, bothribs being cast with and projecting below said floor. These ribs serveto maintain the floor surface level under varying heat, and in additionprovide a greater conducting and heating surface in contact with thesmallest part of the iron.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is In a flat iron heating device of the characterdescribed, a hollow metal chamber shaped substantially to fit a flatiron outline, and having a corresponding opening at the top for theintroduction and removal of the iron, and a plate around said opening tofit a hole in the stove, said chamber extending forwardly and downwardlybeneath the stove top having a plane floor with which the bottom of theiron contacts for its full length, and the front portion 01 the floorhaving longitudinal and transverse intersecting ribs cast with andprojecting below it.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN ANDERSEN.

Witnesses J. M. ANDERSEN, THOMAS NUTTALL.

